Vocabulary Flashcards

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Arable

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suitable for growing crops; can be culitvated

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Circumcent

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to avoid or find a way around

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Discrepancy

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something which does not match up; a lack of compatibility or similarly between 2 or more things.

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Flagrant

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Clearly wrong; doing something considered wrong or immoral.

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Inexpedient

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Not advisable, practical or suitable.

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Meager

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In short supply; lacking in quantity or quality.

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Partisan

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Biased to one specific side; committed to one group.

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Proscribe

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to forbid by law.

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Solace

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to comfort or consulate in a time of distress or sadness.

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Vapid

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dull and uninspiring

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Arbitrary

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random; for no definite reason

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12
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Clairvoyant

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psychic; mystic

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13
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Discriminate

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To make a clear distinction; to see the difference.
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Flamboant

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showy, ornate

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infallible

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perfect; flawless; cannot make mistakes.

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meander

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to wander from side to side and have no plan

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Pathos

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evoking sadness or pity

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Prosody

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study of versification

19
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solicit

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to ask for, or seek something from someone ;)

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Variegated

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multicolored; speckeled